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1 exact word match found in search 'ては'
expression
1. if (an action, etc.)
2. since ...; if you are going to ...
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4 words found beginning with 'ては'
must not
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must do
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Most common form: 手始め
noun
outset; start; beginning
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Most common form: 手配
1. arrangement; preparations
2. search (by police)
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10 words found containing 'ては' in any position
expression
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
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expression
when it comes to; concerning  (often written with kana only)
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expression
I've got to be going; I must go  (see also: 無くては:なくては)
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expression
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
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interjection (kandoushi)
huh; well!; my, my; I'll be damned
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expression
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...  (after the -masu stem of a verb)
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expression
according to the circumstances; depending on how things go; if the occasion requires
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expression, 'i' adjective
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable  (see also: 避けて通れない)
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expression
too much thinking gets you nowhere; excessive enthusiasm clouds one's judgment  (proverb)
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expression
man flourishes with age  (proverb)
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